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On December 11, 2017 Dr. Tom Frieden spoke at the Second Global NCD Alliance Forum in Sharjah, UAE. He participated in a plenary presentation about equipping civil society to fulfill its role in the NCD response, where he strongly voiced the need for action.

Last week the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched the India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI), a collaborative project between MoHFW, State Governments in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research, World Health Organization India, and our Resolve to Save Lives initiative.

Marc Jaffe, Senior VP for the Resolve to Save 100 Million Lives Cardiovascular Health Initiative, and Alka Singh, Country Lead in India, participated in a hypertension training module review in Delhi with the Vital Strategies India team, government officials, research administrators, and WHO representatives.